"Wes" wrote in message
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Ignoramus29233 wrote:

Sorry about that. Now I really do feel like a dumbass LOL.
Dennis
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/


You answered 52 out of 60 correctly 86.67 %
Average score for this quiz during September: 73.0%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 73.0%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will
only count once toward the monthly average.

Darn that wasn't very easy.

You answered 50 out of 60 correctly - 83.33 %

It wasn't easy, but it's interesting to me that posters to this NG scored so
high. Our average must be around 50 or so, which I consider pretty good for
someone who doesn't read history for fun or as part of his or her job. The
average age for this NG is probably pretty high, too, and you can forget a
lot of details if you don't keep up with the subject(s).

I suspect we'd do well against elite college students in many areas,
including math and science. We have a lot of years of experience, and
there's some degree of advantage because many of us care about the content
of these subjects in one way or another--a fact that counterbalances the
tendency to forget over time. What's left for the students? I'd say English,
except that most posters here are quite articulate and write at a very high
level. I think we're well above the level of typical college students.

Maybe we should all apply for honorary PhDs...

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Ed Huntress